Japan-United Arab Emirates Relations
Courtesy Call on Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi by Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and Special Envoy to Japan of the United Arab Emirates
July 4, 2024
On July 4, commencing at 4:30 pm for approximately 25 minutes, H.E. Mr. HAYASHI Yoshimasa, Chief Cabinet Secretary of Japan, received a courtesy call from H.E. Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and Special Envoy to Japan of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), who is visiting Japan. The overview is as follows.
- At the outset, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi welcomed Minister Jaber’s visit to Japan and expressed his pleasure to meet Minister Jaber again for the first time since April 2023. In addition, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi stated that Japan attaches great importance to the strategic partnership with the UAE and would like to further strengthen cooperation in various fields under the “Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Initiative (CSPI)” which he and Minister Jaber launched when Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashi was Foreign Minister. In response, Minister Jaber expressed his renewed hopes for strengthening bilateral relations with Japan.
- Both sides also exchanged views on cooperation between Japan and the UAE towards the stabilization of the international crude oil market and on means to strengthen the bilateral economic relationship.